Gokseong-gun Creates Nanum Forest and Opens It to Residents

Creating Sharing Forests at Daycare Centers Using Lottery Fund Green Money

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cha Jong-sun] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Yoo Geun-gi) announced on the 5th that it has created a ‘Green Fund Sharing Forest’ at two local daycare centers using lottery funds.

The Green Fund Sharing Forest project aims to expand green welfare spaces for socially and economically disadvantaged groups and realize social value through forests. Gokseong-gun was selected for the 2021 Green Fund Support Project contest hosted by the Korea Forest Welfare Institute. Accordingly, the project was carried out with a national subsidy of 157 million KRW.

For effective project implementation, Gokseong-gun held meetings with officials from the target sites, Seokgok Neulpureun Daycare Center and Okgwa Uam Daycare Center, and reflected expert technical advice to create the sharing forest last May. After supplementing the insufficient parts, it was opened to daycare children and residents this time.

An official from the county said, “The project was promoted with the goal of realizing social value and increasing the happiness index of residents, focusing on creating a beautiful forested Gokseong. We will continue to expand beautiful forests so that residents can live in a pleasant and beautiful environment.”

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cha Jong-sun cha6960@asiae.co.kr

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